Remich (canton)
Remich (Luxembourgish: Réimech) is a canton in the southeast of Luxembourg. Its capital is Remich.
| Remich | |
| Canton | |
| Country |  Luxembourg
|
|---|---|
| Capital | Remich |
| - coordinates | 49°30′N 6°18′E / 49.500°N 6.300°E |
| Highest point | |
| - elevation | 368 m (1,207 ft) |
| Lowest point | |
| - elevation | 140 m (459 ft) |
| Area | 127.9 km² (49 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 21,987 (2017) [2] |
| Density | 172 /km² (445 /sq mi) |
| Canton since | 24 February 1843 |
| Subdivisions | 8 communes |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| ISO 3166-2 | LU-RM |
| LAU 1 | LU00008 |
 Location of the Remich canton
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HistoryEdit
On 1 January 2012, the communes of Burmerange and Wellenstein were merged with the commune of Schengen.[3]
GeographyEdit
With an area of 127.9 km2 (49.4 sq mi),[1] and a population (2017) of 21,987, the Remich canton has a population density of 171.9 inhabitants/km².[2]
The canton has the Grevenmacher canton to the northeast, the Esch-sur-Alzette canton to the west and the Luxembourg canton to the northwest. The canton of Remich borders, to the east, with two districts of Germanyː Trier-Saarburg and Merzig-Wadern, and to the south with the Moselle department in France.
In the Schengen commune is the point where where three countries meetː Luxembourg, France and Germany.
CommunesEdit
The Remich canton has 8 communes (2016 population).[2]
- Bous (1,553)
- Dalheim (2,148)
- Lenningen (1,886)
- Mondorf-les-Bains (4,999)
- Remich (3,632)
- Schengen (4,805)
- Stadtbredimus (1,866)
- Waldbredimus (1,098)
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Surface area of the cantons and municipalities". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Population by canton and municipality 1821 - 2017". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ "Mémorial A, 2011, No. 110" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 25 May 2016.